September 24
Congo-Kinshasa: War Affects Girls and Boys Differently - What We Found in Our Study of Children in the DRC [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
War has become a regular part of life for many children. Millions are victims and witnesses to the horrors of war. Recent estimates by researchers at the Peace Research Institute… Read more »
Africa: WHO Reports 30,000 Suspected Mpox Cases in Africa, Mainly in DRC
RFI
Nearly 30,000 suspected mpox cases have been reported in Africa so far this year, most of them in Democratic Republic of Congo where tests have run out, the World Health… Read more »
Angola: Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment Roundtable On the Lobito Corridor: Supporting Transcontinental Connectivity [document]
State Department
Secretary Blinken hosts a Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment Roundtable on the Lobito Corridor: Supporting Transcontinental ConnectivitySecretary of State Antony… Read more »
September 23
Congo-Kinshasa: Kinshasa Acted in Bad Faith to Welcome Convicted Genocidaires [editorial]
New Times
The recent decision by the Kinshasa government to grant safe haven to individuals convicted of genocide by a UN court is a deeply troubling development that undermines the fragile… Read more »
September 20
Congo-Kinshasa: Protect Women and Girls in DR Congo's Prisons
HRW
UN Report Sheds Light on Rapes in Makala Prison During Deadly Jailbreak Read more »
September 19
Congo-Kinshasa: N$52.6 Million EU-Funded Solar Project Powers 32 Homes in Swakop's DRC Settlement
Namibia Economist
The European Union (EU) has funded a project worth N$52.6 million to provide renewable energy to 32 households of Swakopmund's DRC informal settlement as part of a memorandum of… Read more »
Africa: Africa CDC Congratulates Japan and DRC On the Signing of Notes for a Donation of Mpox Vaccines
Africa CDC
Africa CDC congratulates the Government of Japan and the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on the agreement to donate Lc16 Mpox vaccines, along with… Read more »
September 18
Congo-Kinshasa: Activists Condemn 'Negative Solidarity' As Kinshasa Readies to Host Genocide Convicts
New Times
Rwandan experts and activists against genocide have reacted to the move by DR Congo to host six convicts of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi who have for years been in Niger… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Global Fund Provides Nearly U.S.$10 Million for DRC's Mpox Response
Global Fund
At the request of the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) is supporting the country… Read more »
September 17
Congo-Kinshasa: 'My Heart Is Bleeding' - Congolese Youth On the M23 War and Prospects for Peace
The New Humanitarian
'We just want peace and that everyone lays down their arms.' Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: 'Making a Mockery' - Ending Fortress Conservation in DR Congo and Beyond [analysis]
African Arguments
The court ruling on the rights of the expelled Batwa people could pave the way for the paradigm shift we need. Read more »
September 13
Congo-Kinshasa: Authorities Told DRC's Makala Prison Was Set to Erupt Before Deadly Riot
RFI
Congolese authorities were warned of a situation "on the verge of explosion" at the notorious Makala prison, which witnessed a deadly riot last week when inmates forced open locked… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Bringing the Overlooked Impact of DR Congo's Displacement Crisis Into Focus
RFI
Perpignan - British photographer Hugh Kinsella Cunningham - recognised for his striking images of civilians displaced by conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo - wants to… Read more »
September 12
Africa: Why Mpox in Africa Was Ignored for Too Long and Children Are Dying As a Result - Podcast [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
An epidemic of mpox in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is spreading quickly, particularly among young children. At least 20,000 people are known to be infected in… Read more »
Africa: World News in Brief - Unicef Mpox Response in DR Congo, 'Unprecedented' Threat to Sudan's Heritage, Call to Suspend Cambodia Journalism Charter
UN News
The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) is stepping up lifesaving support to the Congolese Government to protect children under 15 from mpox, who account for around 60 per cent of… Read more »
September 11
Angola: SME Repatriates 194 DRC Citizens
ANGOP
At least 194 citizens from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were repatriated in recent days, by the Migration and Foreigners Service (SME) in the Province of Cabinda, for illegal… Read more »
September 10
Congo-Kinshasa: 15,000 Mpox Vaccine Doses Arrive in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [press release]
GAVI
The doses, donated to Gavi-eligible countries by Bavarian Nordic, add to last week's shipment of 215,000 doses donated by the European Union to DRC. Gavi has unlocked US$ 2.9… Read more »
September 09
Congo-Kinshasa: Reparations Leave Victims Feeling Sore
JusticeInfo.net
Claude Muhindo Sengenya is Justice Info's correspondent in the DRC. He is a trained professional journalist interested in humanitarian, security and transitional justice issues in… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Belgium Accused of Colonial-Era Crimes Against Humanity in Congo
RFI
Five mixed-race women demanding reparations from Belgium after being taken from their mothers in Congo 70 years ago took their fight to a Brussels appeals court Monday. The women… Read more »
September 08
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC's Artisanal Boats Seized in Angola for Illegal Fishing
ANGOP
Two artisanal boats from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were seized Saturday by the Border Guard Police, for illegal fishing in the Zaire River, Soyo municipality. Read more »
September 07
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Leaders Want More From Beijing Than Mineral Sales
VOA
Officials from the Democratic Republic of Congo will be heading home from the two-day Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing with limited success in their bid to expand… Read more »
September 06
Congo-Kinshasa: Investigate Prison Deaths, Sexual Violence [press release]
HRW
Prosecute Any Wrongdoing; Compensate Victims; Address Overcrowding Read more »
Ghana/Angola: Ghana Stunned By Late Angola Strike in Kumasi in AFCON Qualifier
CAF
Angola travelled to Kumasi and stunned the Black Stars of Ghana in what was the highlight of the second day of matchday one of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2025… Read more »
September 05
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo to Receive Its First Shipment of Mpox Vaccines
RFI
The Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicentre of an mpox outbreak, it to receive its first delivery of vaccines, with 100,000 doses to arrive on Thursday, and a second batch on… Read more »
Africa: Joint Press Release - the Democratic Republic of Congo Receives First Mpox Vaccines [press release]
Africa CDC
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) are pleased to announce the arrival of the first shipment of 99,100… Read more »